>Return-Path: DARNELL-L-request@rootsweb.com >Resent-Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 02:38:06 -0800 (PST) >From: Altomonte <Altomonte@aol.com> >Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 05:45:37 EST >To: Darnell-l@rootsweb.com >Cc: Wabcd@aol.com >Subject: David Darnell >Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) >Resent-Message-ID: <"itgl0C.A.0mF.svF00"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: DARNELL-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <DARNELL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/231 >X-Loop: DARNELL-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: DARNELL-L-request@rootsweb.com > >According to Stafford County, VA Order Book, in Court held April 7, 1690, a >William Davis charged that David had persuaded Davis' servant, Martin Spence, >to leave Davis' employ while Davis was away and come work for David. It was >charged that Spence came to work for David Darnell for ten days during the >planting season (May 1689) . Davis asked for 5,000 lbs. of tobacco in >damages. David's wife appeared in court on his behalf and pleaded not guilty. >The Court determined that Spence voluntarily ran away but that David owed >Davis for seven days work. David and Davis were required to pay their own >court costs. > > >==== DARNELL Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe to the Darnell genealogy list >contact Awiusdi at fanatic@pcok.com > > Lucy Barron (617) 495-2446 Senior Serial Cataloger e-mail: lbarron@fas.harvard.edu Widener Library, Rm. 87 Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138